Stitch-forming mechanism



L. B. ALLEN AND'H. c. FAULKNLR. smcH Fbmmu MECHANLSM. v

APPLICATION man MAR. La. 191e.

. Patend Mar. 252., JLQF...

E. a. ALLEN AND H.'C.\FAULKNER.

gnu w'lfifir y Patented Mar.`22,1921.

v STITCH FOHMINGMEGHANISM.

APPLICATlN HLFD MAR i3 191s H N R m T www,

E. B. ALLEN AND H.' c. FAULKNER. A

STITCH FORMING' MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILEDJMR. I3, 19.18.

TSHEETS-SHEET 3.

.Patented Mar. 22, 1921,1

E. B. AMEN Mm H. c. MULKNEH STITC'H FORMING NIECHANISNI.

. APPLICATIONY mw MAH. is. 191s. 1,372,473.

.WITNESS rance;

E. B. ALLEN AND HL C. FAULKNER.Y

STITCH FORMING MECHAMSM. APPLICATION HLED MAR. 13, 1918.

Pamea Mar. r22, 1921.

2 sums-sum1. 5.

j, /WENTOR J4 MMM) TUHNE Y E. B. ALLEN AND H. C. FAULKNER.

ammi FORMING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, |918.

,$372,473. Patenfd Mmm 22,1921.. Y A SIIEEfS-SHEE TTG. En

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Be it known Vthat Evelien/Ano linnen und l'lARoLo C. lleoniinnn, citinene ol the -llnited States, residing et llridgeport, in

` parallel paths :ind two loopers, one ot Wliioh oerriee e lower thread, :wronged beneeth 'the Work ond adopted to cooperate enel). with the needle in one olf ite lateral poeitione or Speelicoton of Letters Potent.

that the loops are with ite respective needle (when t fo ol? the' latter are emp.' Vt

1 ln in eonjunetion with loopepreedere cooperating o 'th eoitl loopers tor dietendingY tlireed-loope tor posseggo ott thread-loops carried by the needle or n, edles. 'llhe improvement is, howe'vei, epplioaible to other classes of etiteli-ilorniing inecliinieni. ln the operation` oi the ineehonieln dieelosed in said`-lilloo Potent lilo. 1,030,046, the depthetiteh needle-loop is eeieed by e non-threaded looper having o loop-seizing point end e lateral spur defining :inoteli to receive one liinb oit the needlefloop ond con rying; nivo/.Gully mounted loonepreoder 'termed with :Ln oppoeiteljy directed spur oi fording e lateral, notch to reeewe the other limb ol the needle-loop the looper and loopv spreade noting' to seize ond diete/nd the Iseribed which will lnglx speed using thread of o poor quality;

ilo-lemen illolmee, 1921. one. nomine. einen.

the descent ol the needle; the reeving of e considerable length ol thread While doubled beet: elierply through the eye of the needle and bent welw the edge ol' the Work eccompelnyingf the proper drawing op of the loop.

The pinnery object el the present inven tion is to provide on improved overseuning stiteliitorming ineeheniein ol the Gloss de operate successfully at the thread being handled in such a manner drown up and the stitches properly eet `Witloiont straining the thread to the degree heretofore found necessary.

.flinotheeobjeet otfthe invention isto void the excessive realizing-'of the thread while donbledboclt throngh the eye oi' the needle und over the edge ofthe Woelli dnringthe- .draining up ot' 4the prioniry or depth-stitch `needleloops.

il 'further object ol? the invention ie to provide ineens tor presenting1 the 4depth` stitch needleloop to the needle :it o. more terorlibli-i ongle thon heretolbre to insure certain entry ol' seid loop by the needle While avoiding undue enlmgeinent olf seid loop.

lltill tiii'tl'1e1,lfl1e invention hos lor en objeot to provide en improved ineens forepereting the loopers Aond threed-detoiners of the present type of stiteh-'lirming meehemem, whereby7 harsh connections, such as depth-etiteh needle-loop lor entry by the` needle in its oveiedge desc-enh shown in lilo. 13 in seid potent.

l-leretofore, in the nee ol! machines lor making overseaining stitches ot the tyiie ierred to, it hoe been necessary to provide thread oi goed quality as coneiderol'lle etroin Wes imported to the thread during` the stitchtorining; cycle end particularly during thot portion of the cycle in whieh the relatively long;n depth-stitch needle-loop above reierreil to woe being` drawn op to the work during present in the' seid llillen eonetruetion, moy be evoided.

Vllllith the abone `and other objects in View, es will herein-alter appear, there has been provided, in common with the prior con struction dieoloeed in said Allen potent, a threaded looper which posees :i loop of lower thread throne-h e loonof opper threod pre- `sented beneath the work bythe needle, which lower thread-loop is engaged :ind held by on independently movable loop-detoiner While the threedll-carryingl looper recedes, zitter which eaid upper threedloop is drown up around the lower threedwloop While the needle is still above the Work preparatory to :1 succeeding descent, so that seid opper ilireoddoop ie drown close to the lower fece ol? the work before the 'formation of the sncceeitlinn or leptlistil:ch needlethrezid loo which penned through eeid. lower thi-ea loo p end dietencled for :solenne by the second loopen ln the present inetenee, the depth-stitch .the second mentioned loop-detaincr and held by lie lai-ter close to the under side of the Work and in position for certain entry by the slit-stitch or overedgc needle-loop, after which the second mentioned detainer. is refcracted to release the depth-stitch needleloop so thaty it may be readily drawn up the remaining short distance to the under. side of Vthe Work Without yundne rearing of the thread about the edee of :the Work or through the needle-eye.

In' the present instance, the recession of the non-threaded looper from advanced position While the needle is on its up stroke,l

permits' the needle-loop to beveasily drawn up about the second loop-detainer; the needle-thread no:- being' doubled back upon itself and benl;- sharply about the eye of the' needle al; ''his time. Theypresent construction therefore ell'ects material reduction in the size of the needle-lmnp prior to the descent of the needle for entry therein and. as a resale, l'his loop may be subsequently drawn, up the remaining sliorl'` distance to che under side of the Work with an application of but little tension to the needlethread. i

From the nature oi? the present improvement, as abovese: "forth, it will be observed that the same is noelimied to any particular type of stitch-forming mechanism` but is applicable to any ol such mechanisms for producing plural-thread scams. is herein specifically shown and described, it is paricularly adapted for embodiment in the seitch-i'orming mechanism referred to in connection 'vri/ih the pending' applicaiion of E. B. Allen, Serial No. 179,139', filed July 7. l9i7. By suilable modification, hoirei'er, such as would readily suggest itself to those skilled in the art, the. presentinvention is adapted for embodiment in the classes of overseaming mechanism'comprising a plurality of out-of-tiine needles in conjunction with a looper for taking 'thread-loops from one needle and presentingn them for entriY by the other needle.

ln the accompanying drawings, Fig-ure l is a side elevation of a hutlionhole sewing machine embodying the invention. a parl ol" libe bed being 'broken agvay to show the looper mechanism,honsed"therein AFig 1L is a detail'view of element of the needle- Lamers jogging mechanism shown in lfig. l. Figi. 2 is an elevation. paily in svi-ima ol' the loopei' mechanism iii-om ilu Saou sidil :rin Fig. l but on a larger scale. lig. l 1s a reverse Side clevatiom iliurlly in section. nl' the mechanism shown in Figi'. lig. :l is a front elevation ol' ilu loopcr mechanism .and PFig". 5 a lop plan vien ol' ilu sumo` Fig. G is a detail pcrsiwcliivv-vic\v ol' the actuating devices for the loop-dclainer. Fig. '7 is ay detail perspecliwL ricw ol (hc actuating devices for the threaded and non threaded loopcrs. Figs. S. :l and lli' details of the loopcr and looiwlciaincr artualing mechanismsu Figs. '.l. 1;' and lll illustrate details of -onsirnclion ol" 1hr needle-thread take-nn and nipping` mei-luiv nism. Figs, lei, 15 and lo illusl'rac delails of construction of the nccdlc-joingingg nicchanism of the machine in which the invention luis-preferably been embodied. ["ig. 'V' is a plan View of thc rotary talco-n1) or l'hrcadcontroller for the nccdlc-llnead. Fig. n iS a plan View of the nippcr-aclHating ruin. Fig'. 19 is a diagram illustrating thc relativo timingof the rotary lake-np and nilnn-r. Figs. 2() to 26 inclusive` arc llcrfiicclnr views showing diagranunalicalli4 and on an enlarged scale various stages ol' the onora tion of the loop-hamlling mrnilicrs oi' thc present slitch-iorlniinf mechanism.

)is dis-closed in said fxllcn pending; an plication, the. frame ol' ihc machine is ronstructed ivii'li the hollow rectangular hasn l including ilie laid-plate l from which ri -ithe standard il o'l the lunclwl-arm -l nf-ruil nating` in the hollow lic-ad 5. The bod-pluie 2 supports the usual trai cling; work-(dauin n to which long fimulinal l'cedingij and eid/,revien shifting'morcmenls are iinimrivd lor anw-ingithe ovcrseaniinn slilchcs ol' :i lvlnonholu. The main or driving1 shall; T is jourmlw'l Within and longitinlinall'v oi" lhc hase l and is connected by means of herd-era rs o i one to-one ratio lo a vertical shall: Sl 'which iran mits rotary motion llirongh o:1c-i' ,-t,\\-o speed-multiplying hcvcl roars lll. ill lo thil needle-bar actuating shalt ll which wn-rios: a crank lf2 alY iis forward end connected in the usual manner h v nicain` i a linli lil to the tubular needle-har ll. lirecllg' ahorn and opposed to the hcrcl gear lll is a similar gear l5 which also meshes willi ilul gear lll" and is lined to 'die lower ond ol' lhc lake-nil shalt 16 jonrnalcd in alincmcnl with lhc Ishalt 9. It will he rcadil)` nnderalood that the gears l0. l0 and l5 arc so related as lo 'canse the sha-fis l) and lll lo rolalic al' the same speed but in opposie directions. while the needle-driv'ingr sha rt ll will he driven at double thc spcrd ol (lic upright .-:lial'i (l and main-:shaft T.

'In general cost'rnclion and arranccxncin of parte the needle-actuating incclnniisin of the present improvcmen'l, is solista,niially` ini' llil

-ging needle-block.

lmovement vactuated by Ineens of o cam 38, Fig. li

the same as thet disclosed in. the U. S; potent to E. B. Allen No. 1,161,957?, oli'ltlovember 23, 19,15, the tubular needlefbar le being journaled in theV upper and lower bearings al'ordedyrespectivelyy. by the bushing l? and` the usual rotary sleeve v18 through which turning movements, are' imparted to the needle in stitching around the eyelet end or.

the buttonhole. The needle-bar lll sustains at its lower end the yole 19 carrying o cross pin 20 on which is ,mounted :tor sliding 'movements' the jogging needle-bloeit 2l carrying the e e-pointed needle llepending from t e rotary sleeve 18 is an erin 23 slotted to receive and guide one ot the arms 24 of the yoke 19 end serving; to trans mit the rotary', motion of the'sleeve to the Ain Fig. 16 and prevent turning ol the needle-- `block 21'about the cross-pin 20. The loiver ends of the arms 24 of the yolre 19 are lurtlier connected by e plate 26 to the front side of Which is pivoted the lower end ot the lever 2l" slotted longtudinally'to receive en adjust able pin 28 extending rearwardly into e Vertical slot 29, Fig. 16', in the forwardly disposed plate-member 25 or the laterally jog-2 `'llie upper extremity oil the lever 27 carries a leterel pin. 3G which, when shifted sidewise, acts through the lever 27 and pinv 28 to slide the needleloloclr corrie r 4@entreeed to the erre 152 1s the upper end. ol2

upon the cross-pin 20.' Depending from the rotary sleeve 13 is vguide-block 31 formed with two vertical run-- Waysr`32 for the pin 30, seid runways being; separated by the central rib ll'ivoted to the rotary sleeve` 18 is e swit'chdever .Silllier ing a slotted arm adapted to receive the pin 30 as it rises from one of the runvvoys 32 end shift it over intovposition for descent into the other of .said runways, thus jogging; the needle laterally. The switch-lever carries alateral pin 34" which enters the in* vverdly opening annuler 'groove 35 in the rlng 36 concentric with the rotary sleeve 18 and sustained bythe usuel needlejogging rod 37 journeled in the heed 5 for vertical The needle-jogging rod 337 is mounted upon the vertical shaft 9 and em-v braced by e follower lever 38 the extremity of which is connected hy e link 39 to one erm 4() of e: bellcrank-lever the other erro l1 ot which is formed5 with au under cut slot to receive the' headed Ipin l2 secured in adjustedI position in said slot by ineens ot' the nut 43. A link 44 serves to connect the pin 42 with a lateral screw-pn l5 sustained by n collar 46 clamped `to the rod 37. the

connections just described the cam or eccentric 38 imparts to the needle e leterelreciprocstion for erich. two longitudinal reciprocations oil the needle 'lire lower thread-lien(lling implements ere sustained by e roterj turret ell' the 'tubular shank t7 of wbcl'i is iournelerl in a rerticel hearing u1 t ure in the frome- .bloclr'ttl detochably secured to e, trensveree brztce Llll within the hollow bose l. Extend ingr np'werrlly from. the turret el? is e post into the upper extremity ofwlricli is threadN s l a lateral serotonin 5U" upon which is lul d fr loopercarri Flor-ined with op extending ern .l il and 52 to which olly secured the thu-oeded` end noir l. loopers 53 and 541-. respectively. The tureede `l-loojoer 53 is provided zuljscent its poi thresded looper 5l termed with e loop .seizingA beak 56 at the opposite sides ol the base ot" which are termed lodo-arresting sl'ioulders 57. A

The ectuating connections 'lor the loopersv 53 und comprise the lrulr 58 secured et its upper end to the erm of the leonor-carrier end at its lower end to the offset boss 59 termed et the upper enel ot" the tubule r rod 60 l' ted to slide within. the tulmler shank et? 'ofthe turret. llre tubular rod 60 is :termed its lower end. with s oircrunfer- 'More G1 which is embreeedby the enmity ot er. ern?. @El

'ou G3 ourneled to slide 'ra ticarlly in h ltr lugs tlf-l formed on the fomehloclr 4th lhe erm G2 1s thus edepted to lllft ond' tubulzrr rod '6U end. roclr the loopen 52 about the tulcruiopin .5G-f.

o linlc lill the lower end ot to e. r

which connected llt-'pin corrieri by e cranledislr lforwarfl end olf the short .shalt @il Wliiohertenrls through a suitable. aperture e frumebloclr #t8 end et its opposite end ce ries s. pinion 65'). lo slung vr'thl the pin ion @il is e gear of triple its mounted upon. elle screw/pin "l1 tapped into 'the roer- Werdly recessed face ot the treme-block @lectured to the rearward fece oi the geen. l0 by ineens ol a series of screws 72 is sterwlxeel 73 'Formed with sin radial slots Yet having; freed outer extremities end den ingr s rediel teeth T5. 'lhe crenle-pin is thus geared to the sterwlieel to rotate et e,

speed eouefl to the speed el the sterovheel nur tirilied by one-lmtllwhe number of teeth ot the letter.

itep-hyetep turn i ugr ported to the sterwlieel lo noir ot driving pins 7G lll, fliuruetriczilljg* ot e du ingr equel distences from roffrtion et the dislr. that the outer ends of thu` niente ore inirv ineens of a l arranged liek W end et te conter or ot' will be observed with o thread-eye and the non@ li red to o l ll El l. ll tl leth ere roundw ed, away in such Wise :is toproduce periods or' i oppreoiehle dwell between this periods or ino trou oil" the etsii-:'Wlieel lurinvr tliese pe' Lorenzo riods of dwell jhe @mink-pin 65 is held subsantia-lly, stationary at one or the other of its positions midway between its extreme up and down positions, as shown in Fig. Ll, no arrest the motion of the loopers midway beiween the exil-eines of their strokes, Figs. i?. i305 inclusive, io avoid interference wich the loop-detainers to be described. The driving disk 77 is mounted on the front end o the main-shaft 7.

Cooperating with the threaded looper 53 is a loop-dominer T8 mounted upon n Corrier-lever 78', 'preferably of -the second order, inle 'iu'ned 5o oseillate about the horizontal pin 79 suslainwl at its opposite eX- tremities by "che poss S0 extendingr upwardlyv 'from the turre e?, At its iree end the loopdetainer 78 is formed with e curved and pointed loop-seizing horn 8l. Coperating with the non-liroaded looper 54 is a second loop-dominer S2 mounted upon a carrierlever 852 preferably oi' the firsy order and fulorunied upon the pin 79. The seond deiaainer S2 is `formed at its free end with.

Aa curved and pointed loop-seizing horn 83.

Connected no the loop-detainers 78 and SQ, et opposite sides of the Qulerum-pin 79, are the links and 85, respectively. which at their lower ends :ire connected to 'bhe cross head S6 at the upper end of' the rod ST slidinglv fitted within the tubular arm 60.

e lever oi the iirs order is meant one wherein ehe iulerun'i is located between the power and rile load and by a lever of che second order :nennt one 'wherein the power is applied between the fulorum and the load. Al. its lower end the rod 87 is grooved cireumf'erentially ai; 88 to receive the forked entren y oi" :in actuator arm 89 projecting; '5oz-w rdlli.v from :i slide-plate 90 fitted lo lie slidewnjgfs 91 in ehe transverse brace en? and carrying a @am roll 9% Fig. G, entering the @am groove 98 eut in the rearward lare of the driving disk 7'?. The slide-plate 90 is 'formed with a verieal slot 95 io clear che main-shaft 7 end with grooves 90 for the retainer gibs 91 which are secured io the brace member 49 and form the front side Walls of ilhe gnideweys 91, as shown in. Figs. and

The usual liroo--plete or buiten fl-f is I fixed to the post life carried by the turret,

@c7 sind lies directly above and very close to the pat-l1 of arnoverneniJ of the detainerdiorns 81 and 33 which, it will be observed, operalie at an elevation intermediate the loopers and the ihrem-plete.

The mechanism for rotating the stitchforming inerhfinism in stitching around lie eyelet-end oi a. buttonhole is constructed substantially in accordance with the disclosure of said Allen pending application or the 'United States patenv to E. B. Allen No. 1,182,207, of November 3Q9 1915. Meshing with lie pinions 96, 97, carried by sil/1e roary sleeve 18 and turret Al?. reslwotively. are siu1ilar gear-segments llo. 9T'. formed on the bellorank-levers 98= 9T) ronnerled, res-per tively, by links lllll5 10i to laleral arms 10:2. 103 fixed to a vel-tival shaltlll. The lower oi" the lateral arms is arruateil h v the leed wheel 105 through the usual earn and fol lower connection. (not shown).

The needle-thread`Controlling devices pro vided for the present` i'naehine anIl ron-- Structed subsiantiallj,v in accordance with the disclosure of said Allen pendinga pplieation. In the preneur instance. the vertical nahe-up shai', lli is journulvd within The housing` '10G screwed lo iho iop of the. bracle-ar1n and has fixed thereto the spared parallel take-.bp 'am-iiilales lll? and the J"nrlad-nipper actuating cani los' which engaged by the `follower 109 at the forward oxremitv of the lever 11() pivoteil al' lll to a lugll on the housing No and` at its rearward end. carryingl an adjustable pushscrew 113 the extremity of which bears against the outwardy spring-pressed nipperpin lll to forro the latter into nipping' rolacion with the stationary 'alm'nunit-l)ieee 115 socketed within ille zperrurzal oar 11C formed on the housing' 10G.

Fivoted upon the verlieal pin 117. Fig'. l is a manually shi liable bar 11S formed wil-h inwardliv e .eudiunj spaced arms lit). Fig. l2, the extrenxitiesof which are provided with threadhiding' apertures ll.) which, when the lever 11S is in operativo position, lie one above and one below the take-up plaies 107. Secured to the lever llS is ay strippenplale Vil iol-nml wiih a thread-slot- 122 whose. innermost; exireniirv registers wiah the threadguiding :qiellalres Y:ho

stripper-plane is disposed 'au a .le

mediare ilu` lake-up ain-plaies The spring ih which oom-ls with the end of 4che lever 118 lo vieldingly roi'ain the, lallor in operative pr ition. permits said lever to be readilyY shil'fed to dotted line or ihr siding position. i1.. The take-up oem-plates are shaped 'no flosely control the needle-thread while meetingthe thread requirements of the loop-talrer mechanism. as will be more -fullj,v explained. .lrlounted upon a verioal lun; 123 formed externally of the housing is a tension device of well known form, comprising;r the separable tension-disks 1% normally pressed together by means of the spring i213, which. atlzilnes, is rendered ineffective b v means of the tensiondisl` separating pin l2() actuated by the. usual tension-releasing cam-lever 127.

j; slaelz-hread coi'ilroller or oheolrsg'nfing 128 having' a thread L29 is mounted on life.

thelber 118 in positie-) co engage the lend 0i thread beaween the guide aperture 180 llo lill) as shown in Fig. 20. stitch-forming cycle. v

Although the invention .has been shown and described as applied to a buttonhole sewing machine, it is to beunderstood that it may be used to advantage in other types of sewing` machines hav'ngv characteristics of traction dill-lering widely from those oiA buttenhole machines,

Having thus iorth the nature of the inver iiu'whtit We claim herein is l. illverseaniing stitch-forming mechanism comprising, the combination with means operating successively in each stitchiorrning cycle to pass primary and secondary threatl-loops respectively, through Work in diiierent paths and a plurality of loopers cooperating with said means7 of a plurality or loop-detaincrs acting successively' in each stitch-forming cycle to`seize and detain thread-loops presented by said loopers and position said loops unassisted by said loopers for entry by said means.

2. Overseaniing stitch-forming mechanism comprising, the combination With a reciprocating and laterally jogging needle operating in each stitch-formingr cycle to pass primary and secondary thread-loops, respectively, through the Work in different paths and a plurality et' loopers cooperating with ysaid needle, of a plurality of loop-detainers acting successively in each stitch- 'forming cycle to seize and detainthreadloops presented by said loopers and-position said loops unassisted by said loopers for entry by said needle.

3. (lverseaming` stitch-forming mechanism comprising, the combination with reciprocatory 'meansy operating successively in each stitch-forming cycle to pass primary and secondary thread-loops, respectively, through the Work in different paths and a pair of loopers cooperating' with said means, oi a pair of pivoted loop-detainers mounted on axes transverse to the paths of movement of said reciprocatory means for seizting` thread-loops from said loopers` and actuating; means for said detainers comprising" an actuating element and connections between said element and said deta-iners tor causing the latter to advance to loop-seizing position in alternatior. l

f. versmming stitch-forming mecha` nism comprisinr. the combination wlth This completes a cooperating with said means.

-n1 7able between causing the latter to niove simultaneously in opposite directions.

5. (lverseanfiiner stitch-i'oi'mingniet-liunism comprising, thc combination Awith means operating' succcssiwly in cach .stitchiorniing cycle to pass primary :ind secondary thread-loops, respectively. lhrouejh tbc worlt in diii'crenpaths and :i pair ot ii'l'ipci's ol' u pair loop-detainers for seizing ".hi'cad-loops` from said loopers, and :ictuatii'ig means for said loopcrs and dcteiners compri in c' a nich:V shaft and mutually independent lines of p-- erative connections i'roin said shall to .aid loopers and detainers. respectively.

6. ltitiYL ingr 'neehani "n loi' machines coniiirising. in com. yiatioul :i ii. ciprocatingr needle. a non-ihr ,ficd loripcr for seizing` a needle-loon, and a loop-vietaincr said ncn-threaded hro'per seiziuii; and removing thisaid looper and positionand the Work 'for needle-loop from ingit nearer the Work for entry by hc den scending needle.

Y.' Overseaniing;r stitch-foriniinr mechanism for buttonholc sewing' machines comprising, in combination. a..throat-plate a reciprocating and laterally jogging' needle. a non-tln'ea(led looper for seizing :i depthstitch needle-loop below the throat-plate, and a loop-dctainer movable between the looper and throat-plate for seizing and reu'nn'ingl said depth-stitch needle-loop from the loopcr and positioninr it nearer the. under surface ot the Work for entry by the needle in its' slit-stitch descent.

8. (.lverseaming stitch-forming mechanism comprising. the combination with means operating' successively in each stitch-forming cycle to pass primary and secondary threadloops. respectivcly` through the work in diifcrcnt paths. a pair ci loopers having oppositely directed loop-seizingY beaks adapted to enter said threzul-loops, and loope factuatingr mechanism including :i pin and starwheel drive for eil'ecting loop-seizing and loop-sheddiiur movements ci said loopers interspersed by periods ot dwell during the descent of said means.

9. iooii -detaincr mechanism for overseaining: serving machines comprising. a sup-- port, loep-dominer levers of the lirst and second orden' respectively. fulcrnined on said support. a drivincr element movable to-.

ward and from said leafers and connections between said element and said levers for rocking the latter simultaneously in opposite directions.

10. (lverseaming stitch-formingl mechanism comprising', the combination with means operating successively in each stitchforming cycle to pass primary and secondary thread-loops, respectiveiy, the

work in difiereut paths, in

plus' able thread engaging e cam, a cam-follower acted upon by said cam and connected to one of said thread' engaging devices, and a star-Wheel coperating with said driving pins and connected to another of said thread-engaging devices.

1l. ln a. sewingmachine, in combination, afrec'iprocating needle, a looper for seizing thread-loops from said needle, and actuating means for said looper including a piny and star-Wheel drive for producing relatively rapid operative movements of'said looper interspersed by periods of dwell. Y 12. ln a sewing machine, in combination, a reciprocating needle, a rotary turret, thread-loop handling elements mounted on said turret, means for turning said needle and turret, cam-actuated means for driving certain ot said elements, and a pinand star- Wheel drive for others of said elements.

13. Overseaming stitch-forming mechanism comprising, the combination with means operating successively in each stitch- :t'orrning cycle to pass primary and secondary t-lmead-lccps, respectively, @through .the

averli in ditterent paths, loop-detainng devices, a pair of loopers movable alternately in opposite directionstol seize-threeJ -loops presented by said means, andlf. actuating means tor said loopers including a pinand star-Wheel drive for causing said loopers to dwell intermediate their operative movements. g le. 'Uverseaming stitch-termin mechanism `comprising, the n combina-tion with means operatingsuccesslvely 1n each stitch- ;torrning cycle to pass primary `and secondary thread-loops, respectively, through the work in different paths, loop-detaining devices, a pair of loopers movable alternately in opposite directions to. seize thread-loops presented by said means, and actuating means for said loopers includlng a crank, a

star-Wheel having a plurality of teeth and loopers coperating with connected to rotate said crank at a speed equal to the speed of rotation of said starwheel multiplied by half the number of teeth thereof, a main driving shaft, and means carriedby said shaft and coperatv.ing with said teeth to' impart to the star- Wheel in intermittent turning movement.

l5. Stitch-forming mechanism for sewing machines comprising," a reciprocatin and laterally jogging needle, a plurality o loopers cooperating with said needle and movable in planes substantially parallel with the plane of lateral jogging movements of said needle, and a. plurality of loop-detainers for seizing and removing thread-loops each from a respective one of said loopers and movablein `planes transverse to the plane of lateral jogging movement of said needle.

16. Stitch-forming mechanism for buttonhole sewing machines comprising, in combination, a reciprocating and laterally jogging needle, a non-threaded looper for seizing a depth-stitch 4needle-loop, and a loopdetainer having a downwardly extending horn adapted to receive said depth-stitch needle-loop from said non-threaded looper `and position said loopunassisted by said by said needle in its slitlooper forentry stitchdescent. y

417. Qverseaming stitch-formin mechanism comprising, the combination with lmea-'ns operating successively in each stitchforming cycle to pass primary and secondary thread-loops, respectively, through the Work in different paths and a. plurality of said means, of a plurality of loop-detainers acting successively in eachstitch-forming cycle to seize thread-loops from said lcopers and `detain said thread-loops for entry by said-means after the loopers have been retracted.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

EDWARD B. ALLEN. lHAROLD c. FAULKNER. 

